WINONA, Minn. – A Honda CRV crashed into three parked cars in a residential area while fleeing police at an estimated 55 mph. There were no injuries. The officer had ended the chase for safety reasons. When he arrived at the accident, he saw two adult men running from the wrecked Honda. The officer chased the pair 100 feet on foot into a backyard – this was on Grand Street — but they had disappeared. This was about 4:55 a.m. The chase had begun when the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, which was traveling dark. The driver turned onto a side street and sped up – obviously to escape, the officer said — and ignored stop signs at two corners. The vehicle’s speed was 55 mph, perhaps 60, the officer said. The officer terminated the risky chase, himself already at 37 mph. Then he came upon the crash. The Honda, attempting a turn, had struck one parked car, which was catapulted into two other parked cars. Police did not know immediately if he Honda, a 2009 model, had been stolen. They were attempting to the registered owner.
